Overview at a Glance

The Professional Certificate in Artificial Intelligence Fundamentals in Financial Services is a level 7 UCD accredited programme designed for financial services professionals, equipping you with the knowledge and skills to navigate and lead in today’s financial markets, where AI tools and technologies are transforming the landscape.

The programme is designed to equip financial services professionals with the knowledge and skills to navigate and lead in today’s financial markets, where AI tools and technologies are transforming the landscape. You’ll learn how to optimise workflows, stay ahead of regulatory changes, and drive real, impactful innovation within your organisation.

In particular, the programme will be of interest to:

Professionals who are engaged, or aspire to be engaged, in AI-related tasks, aiming to enhance operational efficiency and support team objectives through foundational AI-driven solutions.

Professionals seeking to broaden their understanding and skills to support the safe, secure, and effective implementation of AI across business operations.

Professionals who want to future-proof their career by building foundational skills in AI techniques shaping the industry now.

Full Fee: €1,890

Network Members Fee: €1,418

Overview at a Glance

The Professional Diploma in Artificial Intelligence Management in Financial Services is a level 9 UCD accredited programme aimed at both specialists and leaders responsible for AI deployment or managing AI teams.

The programme is designed to meet the needs of individuals aiming to deepen their knowledge of and insights (theory and practice) on AI in general and AI management in financial services. It focuses on AI developments within financial services and FinTech firms providing insights on issues which are key to AI management such as ethical and privacy concerns, how these are managed along with considering appropriate AI governance frameworks needed to ensure that the firm’s AI is operating in a responsible and safe manner.

In particular, the programme will be of interest to:

• Managers interested in developing or deepening their knowledge in the area of AI

• Managers interested in understanding the potential of AI to enhance business operations

• Managers who want to be able to apply AI to their corporate strategy and business transformation.

It will also be of interest to individuals currently holding a non-Artificial Intelligence (AI) managerial position, seeking to enhance their AI managerial career ambition and acquiring the pertinent AI management theory and practice, along with the required competencies and capabilities.

Full Fee: €5,280 - (€1,760 per module)

Network Members Fee: €3,960 - (€1,320 per module)

Overview at a Glance

The Professional Diploma in Artificial Intelligence Models and Programming in Financial Services is a level 9, UCD-accredited programme designed specifically for non-technical leaders in the financial services industry. This course will help you unlock the full potential of AI, enabling you to drive innovation, stay ahead of the competition, and meet the evolving demands of your sector.

Tailored for professionals responsible for developing and implementing AI strategies, this programme offers an in-depth understanding of AI models and the underlying code that powers them. It is designed to support you in deepening your knowledge and building the confidence to leverage AI technology in a strategic and responsible manner.

Full Fee: €5,280 - (€1,760 per module)

Network Members Fee: €3,960 - (€1,320 per module)

Overview at a Glance

This programme is relevant to professionals working in any area of financial services, be it fintech, banking, credit union, pensions, insurance etc. It provides a comprehensive understanding of key technologies such as AI, blockchain, and digital money, equipping participants to navigate and lead in an increasingly digitized financial landscape. It is relevant regardless of specialism, career stage, or organisational level from senior management to operations level.

Full Fee: €605 (per module)
€1,815 (x3 modules)

Network Members Fee: €454 (per module)
€1,362 (x3 modules)

Overview at a Glance

While financial services organisations have begun to embark on their digital transformation journeys, there are challenges. Legacy systems, processes, and crucially, thought leadership have significant impact on the success of transformation initiatives. Client and customers’ expectations and business efficiencies are the two big drivers that are dominating the digital transformation agenda. This programme is designed to give you the skills to succeed in the opportunistic environment that digital transformation presents, by enabling you to create a strategic transformation approach and to build a dynamic and agile culture in your team, unit or enterprise.

Full Fee: €1,760 (per module)
€5,280 (x3 modules)

Network Members Fee: €1,320 (per module)
€3,960 (x3 modules)

Overview at a Glance

The Professional Diploma in Sustainable Finance for Governance, Risk and Compliance Professionals is the first programme of its kind globally. The Diploma forms part of the continuing effort to address the talent gap in sustainable finance and build Ireland’s capacity as a global leader in sustainable finance.

Full Fee: €680 (per module)
€2,040 (x3 modules)

Network Members Fee: €476 (per module)
€1,428 (x3 modules)

Overview at a Glance

This MSc in Compliance course will provide participants with the multi-disciplinary skills to participate more effectively in the ever-changing world of compliance management. It is targeted at those who wish to understand a more practical application of compliance best practice.

The design of the course has been influenced by extensive discussions with industry and compliance  professionals. Modules will be taught by recognised leaders in the particular subject / module areas.

The emphasis in the course will be on the application of key concepts to enhance the skills of participants and to create a learning forum where wisdom and insights can be dissected and shared.

Full Fees: €6,380 First Academic Year
(€14,060 for the programme in total).

Network Members Fee: €4,784 for the first academic year
(€10,543 for the programme in total).

Overview at a Glance

The Professional Certificate in Capital Markets, Investments and Funds is designed to deepen your knowledge of the drivers of performance of capital markets and of capital market products, the settlement and trade life cycles, regulations, and the importance of risk management and operational robustness in the fund management sector.

The programme is designed for the fund management industry, encompassing all key areas of essential knowledge needed for portfolio and risk management within the funds and investment sector.

Full Fee: €1,595 (per module)
€4,785 (x3 modules)

Network Members Fee: €1,196 (per module)
€3,588 (per modules)

Overview at a Glance

The use of complex financial instruments in investment fund strategies has seen a huge increase over the past five years. Many alternative fund strategies seek to generate returns from asset classes solely created from derivative structures, such as the use of Total Return Swaps or Credit Default Swaps for long-short strategies in equities or bonds. Derivatives are now used in combination with even the most basic equity and bond management strategies.

The growth in derivative usage comes at a time of vast changes in regulatory oversight in both Europe and the US. The regulatory changes are being implemented through the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) and will impact the most fundamental aspects of how these products are traded, how collateral/counter-party risk is treated and how transactions are reported.

Understanding the risk and return characteristics of complex products and the derivatives which underpin those strategies has now become a critical function in the asset management, valuation and trading areas in international financial services.

Full Fee: €1,250

Network Members Fee: €937